Rationally Speaking #93 - Dr. Michael E. Mann On The Science Of Climate Change
Rationally Speaking Podcast
New York City Skeptics
4.6 • 787 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2013
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia and Massimo talk to physicist and climatologist Michael Mann about how we know the climate is getting warmer. Among other things, they cover the physical processes of climate change, the role that predictive models have played in confirming scientists' theories about the rate of warming, and what are uncertainties in the science. Also, how optimistic we should be about technological solutions to the problem.
Dr. Michael E. Mann is Distinguished Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center. Dr. Mann is author of more than 160 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books including Dire Predictions: "Understanding Global Warming in 2008 and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines" in 2012. He is also a co-founder and avid contributor to the award-winning science website RealClimate.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Rationally speaking is a presentation of New York City skeptics dedicated to promoting critical thinking, skeptical inquiry, and science education. |
| 0:22.6 | For more information, please visit us at NYCCEceptics.org. |
| 0:36.0 | Welcome to rationally speaking, the podcast where we explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense. |
| 0:41.0 | I'm your host, Massimo Pellucci. |
| 0:42.8 | And with me, as always, is my co-host, Julia Galev. |
| 0:46.0 | Julia, what are we going to talk about today? |
| 0:47.9 | Massimo, today we are delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Mann, who is the distinguished professor of meteorology at Penn State, |
| 0:55.8 | with joint appointments in the departments of geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. |
| 1:01.9 | He directs the Penn State Earth System Science Center and is the recipient of many awards, |
| 1:06.9 | including the Eschger Medal from the European Geosciences Union. |
| 1:15.0 | In addition to more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, |
| 1:19.0 | Dr. Mann is the author of the book's Dyer Predictions, |
| 1:21.2 | Understanding Global Warming in 2008, |
| 1:23.7 | and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, |
| 1:25.7 | Dispatches from the Frontlines in 2012. |
| 1:30.9 | He's also the co-founder and frequent contributor to realclimate.org. |
| 1:32.6 | Michael, welcome. |
| 1:33.9 | Thanks. |
| 1:35.0 | It's great to be with you guys. |
| 1:39.4 | Mike, the first question that I wanted to ask actually has very little to do with the science per se, and it's kind of personal because I know as a scientist that often this, at least it's interesting |
| 1:46.6 | result, answers. |
| 1:47.9 | Why did you get into climate change to begin with? |
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